Great Lakes, Ill. 1945. Two panoramic photographs, 10 x 19.25 and 8 x 18.25 inches. Minor wear at corners; lower left corner of larger image partially stripped. Minor toning and dust soiling. A striking set of two panoramic photographs that comprise official portraits of African-American Naval Company 771 at the..... More

Pensacola: Jan. 20, 1847. [4]pp., on a bifolium. Previously folded. Light staining and tanning. In a neat, legible hand. A.S. Baldwin was a young Lieutenant who served through the entirety of the United States Exploring Expedition under the command of Charles Wilkes on three ships of the squadron. Early in..... More

San Antonio: [ca. 1916]. Ten original photographs, plus two real photo postcards. Most 3 x 5 inches, one smaller. Occasional, very minor wear. Images generally crisp and clean. A collection of ten photographs that depict activities of F Troop of the 13th U.S. Cavalry Regiment on the border with Mexico..... More

Memphis: Memphis Bulletin, 1863. Small broadside, 8 x 4.5 inches. Previously folded. Short separation along top fold. Light tanning and foxing. An unrecorded Civil War song sheet that celebrates the accomplishments of the 11th Missouri Volunteers and several other regiments in the XVI Corps of the U.S. Army of the..... More

Mexico City: April 20, 1848. [2]pp., plus docketing, on a quarto bifolium. Previously folded. Some separation along fold lines. Four-inch tear from opening, repaired with tape. Light tanning and a couple of fox marks. In a neat, legible script. Writing on April 20, 1848, to his cousin Edward Moulton in..... More

[Vallejo, Ca.]: 1922-1933. [210] leaves plus [9] loose folio sheets and a silver-gelatin photograph. Original limp black leather, three-ring binding. Light wear to covers, spine ends heavily worn with some loss. Contemporary ownership inscriptions inside front cover. Some leaves loose, light wear at edges, light to moderate soiling throughout. Working..... More

[Washington: 1943]. [20]pp. Folio pamphlet, stapled. Original pictorial wrappers. Light wear to wraps, heavier at corners; spine beginning to perish. Even toning to initial and final leaves, otherwise clean internally. A fascinating example of propaganda distributed by the War Relocation Authority and the War Department in early 1944, published to..... More

[Junction City: 1899]. [48]pp. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Light dust soiling and occasional foxing. A very scarce Kansas promotional dating to the end of the 19th century, comprising both a view book of Fort Riley and advertising space for businesses in neighboring Junction City. The booklet contains twenty-six photographic views..... More

Philadelphia: A. Sherman, 1824. 12mo. 152pp. plus frontispiece portrait. Original blue boards, printed paper label. Front cover detached, spine heavily chipped, rear cover nearly detached. Contemporary ownership inscription on flyleaf. Lightly toned, minor foxing. Untrimmed. Biography of the Marquis de Lafayette, issued to coincide with his visit to the United..... More

New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1867. 34pp. plus photographic frontispiece. Original black cloth, cover stamped gilt. Light wear to spine and corners, minor soiling. Internally clean. Memorial volume for Captain Edward Lines, who served with the Kansas Cavalry during the Civil War and was killed in action on September..... More

Puebla: March 17, 1847. Broadside, approximately 17 x 12.25 inches. Previously folded near lower and right edges to fit in a folio volume, with several small stab holes at left edge where previously bound. Some separation from left edge along lower fold line, and small area of loss at fold..... More

Zacatecas: March 12, 1836. Broadside, 12 x 8.5 inches. Stab holes along left margin where previously bound. Small, contemporary manuscript annotation at center of top margin. Mild tanning. A scarce bando printed in Zacatecas, to promulgate a February 26, 1836, decree regarding the ongoing war with Apache tribes in northern..... More

[Mediterranean Sea: ca.1950s]. 181 original photographs, from 2.25 x 3.5 to 3.5 x 5 inches. Original Japanese-style decorated enamel boards, detached; tied with ornamental string at gutter. Photos in corner mounts. Images crisp and clear, several loose. An interesting photo album depicting life and activities aboard an American aircraft carrier..... More